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PRINCIPLES OF 



P. IX. 



obstacles ; but horses and men, when accus- 

 tomed to hunt, find them small impediments, 

 and ride as freely over them as on plain 

 ground. 



Be cautious of riding into close covers, 

 lest you should not find your way out. 

 Where there are rides on passable tracts, 

 you may ride in, being mindful to avoid and 

 defend your head from the boughs, &c. In 

 forest hunting, or among trees, hard mouthed 

 and untractable horses are not only unplea- 

 sant, but dangerous, and therefore must be 

 rode with more care. 



Tor the care and accommodation of the 

 horse, let him take either leg, or change his 

 leg as often as he pleases ; and, for your own 

 ease, change your mode of riding as often as 

 you find it pleasant and convenient. You 

 can frequently keep up in a trot, in which 

 you can, by way of change, sit close to the 

 saddle, rise in the stirrups, or stand in the 

 stirrups. 



